. >> praying for officer hartnett. today students at his alma mater will hold a special mass as he continues to recover from an ambush. the day weighs in on what might happen to the high school coach seen here colliding with a referee. tracking a few snow showers. can you see them on the first alert radar. it's in the 20s across most of our area right now. we will warm above freezing. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today, i'm tracy davidson. meteorologist bill henley. >> a little sunshine will help this mrpg. obviously the sun is not up. we got clouds with a few scattered, very light snow showers. just missing philadelphia. light snow falling in chester county. these are on the move. you might see a dusting or zippo this morning. no snow for most of the area. cold yes. 26 in philadelphia. 20 now in allentown. not as cold, feeling it

yesterday. the wind has died down. it will stay light tore start with. by 9:00 sun zion, a light breeze. 30. then a west southwesterly will kick in and help to warm us to fear 40 degrees at noon time. so that's a big warm-up. we'll be into the 40s this afternoon. got your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast back at 10:00. jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. >> we are watching the schuylkill for this disabled truck here. right before the exit ramp around montgomery drive. you can see east bound right now, traffic is moving along nicely by the scene. we have the blue route to the vine street expressway. no problems headed west bound as well. no problems passing the scene into the exit ramp into that central shoulder there. over on delaware construction, watch out for some construction on route 202 around brandywine parkway. lane restrictions until about 5:00.

through delaware, you are good. can you see 95 moving along nicely. northbound from 295 the 495 an 11 minute trip at the most. tracy. >> happening today, praying for a wounded philadelphia police officer. a delaware county school will hold a special mass for the officer hurt in what the fbi is now investigating. calling a possible terrorist attack. nbc matt delucia is live at the school. both pennsylvania senators will be in town today. tell us about that. >> that's right, tracy, senators toomey and casey will be in philadelphia today. they are expected to be in the area to talk about last week's ambush of officer jesse hartnett. yes, that is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. that comment came yesterday from fbi director james comey in pittsburgh. the suspect if last thursday's ambush of officer hartnett. told investigators he did it in the name of islam. both local police and the feds have been looking into ative,

suggesting there could be more radicalized members of a group wanting to target law enforcement. as for the visit, senator pat toomey is planning to visit officer hartnet and will get a briefing from the fbi on this case and other terrorism issues for our area. senator bob casey will be with police commissioner richard ross to get an update and discuss what more can be done at the federal level to combat terrorism. now, back out here live, the officer in last week's ambush is an alum nis of susan bonner high school. so this morning's mass that that i have every di here, this one will be in honor of officer jesse hartnett. new live in drexel hill, matt delush why, nbc 10 news. >> matt. thanks. students at a philadelphia school will fought have class today after an explosion at the building at edmond school in mount airy. yesterday, officials say a maintenance person was working on the heater in the bailsment when the boil -- basement when

the boiler exploded. he is expected to be okay. no students were hurt. >> i turned and felt it in my building. so i came down outside and i seen all the parents walking down towards the school and one lady was saying, i think there was an explosion at the school. >> completely relieved he was okay. all in one piece and safe. >> the school will be closed until crews repair the heating unit. another person is making accusations against the chester pastor already wanted for sexual assault charges. jacob malone worked before abruptly resigning in november. in december, police say a young woman who had been living with his family told church officials she was pregnant and malone was the father. malone was charged with rape and sexual assault in that case. now, an arizona girl says malone displayed inappropriate behavior while he was pastor in mesa. >> i'm overly uncomfortable. just the hugs and kisses, way

too touchy, hands and it was weird. i remember all the sex jokes. here, look at my sex toys. >> malone fled the country and is currently if ecuador. police say he's expected to return to the u.s. and turn himself in by the end of the week. the bucks county day. has recommended a harassment citation for the high school basketball coach accused of pushing a referee. here's video of the incident. it appears to she the coach knocking the ref to the floor during a game last week devine is now suspended from coaching. he could face 90 days behind bars. the day. says jail time is unlikely. new information, veterans and other members of the armed forces can use their military i.d. to visit certain new jersey beaches free. governor christie signed the measure the week t. bill allows military personnel, vets, their spouses and kids over the age of 12 to use the i.d. instead of having to pay.

in montgomery county, developers say they will replace the westover country club with a massive private sports complex. west norton commissioners voted in favor of the controversial plan this week. several commissioners said they do not believe it will happen. they expect lawsuits. the same developer asked the commission in 2012 for permission to build condos in the same spot. some commissioners believe the sports complex is a ploy so the developer could build homes on the location. well the powerball jackpot tickets were not sold in our area. so you better plan on going into work today. we'll tell you why you may be better off without all that cash anyway. right. read some of the youngest flyers stars. why these hockey fans got the thrill of a lifetime on the wells fargo center ice. >> a little light snow falling in parts of the area. one of the spots the pocono mountains. that's the view from camelback this morning. 26 degrees now at 4:36.

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resolve. a carpet that welcomes you. >> 4:39 and cold. cold enough for snow. i am tracking a few scattered light snow showers. they're fast movers. so a few areas may get a dusting. nothing more than that. a cold morning, yes. a quick warm-up this afternoon, begins the warming trend that continues tomorrow. we are headed for the 50s tomorrow afternoon. right now, though, if you are headed out, it is plain old cold. not as windy yesterday, fornltdly. 22 in reading. 26 in philadelphia. keep may is 27 degrees. here you see the clouds over the area. we are watching for snow showers. none falk here at the nbc 10 studios or center city. you see them moving through the pocono mountains.

one shower quickly moving through chester county into newcastle countied and delaware over the next ten, 15 minutes, you could see a little bit of snow. then it starts to clear, in fact, it's already starting to clear in coatesville. the temperatures will be climbing as the clouds move out. 24 degrees at 5:00. there are those snow showers. look how they disappear by 9:00. 30 degrees in potts town, above freezing for parts of south jersey. the forecast for today, neighborhood by neighborhood, 33 this afternoon at camelback, look at morgan town 40. close to it for pennsburg, sunshine breaks through the clouds, new hope, morris town, into the 40s this afternoon. at the shore, near 50 for millford and look at rehoboth. 49, avalon gets 47 degrees later today. skies turn partly sunny as that brief snowflake or two tore wilmington, 43 this afternoon. malverne at 41 and 44 in philadelphia. and it will be warmer tomorrow. i got your 7-day forecast when

i'm back in ten. >> 20 minutes before 5:00. check your ride to work, including 42. jessica boyington has that. what are you see something. >> tracy, we're okay on the 42 freeway. for the most part in new jersey, at least according to our drive times. you see here, also in our camera, around route 41 in step stepford, a five minutes drive time, these are the northbound lanes in here. so you can see that reflected on this green light drive time. no problems headed southbound either, if you are headed down maybe to the atlantic city expressway, or the walk township area. but if you watch out for construction once you get further up on the garden state parkway southbound between pleasantville and summers point. they have the right lane closed there for ongoing construction. heavy construction on 95. we have two off-ramps closed. 95 northbound around girard avenue. you can see not affecting the drive times at all. tracy. >> well, if you are waking up

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week. but they were in people who had just returned from overseas. the symptoms of the zika virus begin three to seven days after a person is affected. they include fever, rash, joint pain and in healthy adults it's mild and last up to a week. we are learning more about joaquin el chapo guzman's time on the run and the drug lord's communication with that mexican actress. officials say guzman used a child as a human shield to evade capture during his october meeting with actor sean penn. a mexican marine had him in his sights but didn't fire to avoid hitting a child. they intercepted messages between the scar. the two discussed secret meetings in the jungle. castillo aranked the interview with sean penn. he claimed guzman supplied more heroin, meth and marijuana than

anyone else in the world. >> that's guzman's attorney denying that claim. mexican authorities are continuing transferring guzman between prison cells to keep him from escaping again, his extradition is expected to take at least a year. if texas, border acts and u.s. customs intercepted a half million of marijuana disguised as carrots. look at all those carrots. they confiscated about 2500 pounds of marijuana. homeland security is now investigating. american olympic champion skier peek a boo street is accused of pushing her 76-year-old father down some stairs. she is facing assault charges in utah. police say the incident happened last month but the charging documents were released yesterday. they say street told police she locked her father in the basement after pushing him down the stairs, then called the police. street's attorney says se denies any wrongdoing in what she calls

a private family matter. happening today, we will learn which films are nominated for an academy award t. nominees for the oscars will be announced in hollywood this morning. this is the video from last years announcement. during the "today" show here on nbc 10 iend out if mad max and the new "star wars" movie will make the best picture cut or kept out by contradiction favorite spotlight, "the revenant" and the big short. the tv show "friends" one of nbc's biggest comedies is coming back t. cast is getting together for a reunion. nbc confirmed the news yesterday t. cast will reunite for a two-hour special honoring legendary director james burrows. along with "friends" his work includes "cheer," "will and grace." >> in my city, i made this. you saw the football stadium out

tonight. >> remember that? philadelphia hits the big screen again him the city is the backdrop of a new stands-up comedy movie featuring kevin hart. it's called "what now?" the film was shot at lincoln financial field. hart is the first comedian to sell out a football stadium the movie hits theaters in october. a lot of you will be checking powerball tickets, right. no one in our area won the jackpot. there are 2 million and $1 million withiners. while that might seem like a blessing. some say it actually can be a nightmare a. vanderbilt law school study shows lottery winners are twice as likely to declare bankruptcy as non-winners him william post won 16 million and ended up losing it all. others had misfortune in their families like drug overdoses, one needed the bulk of the money to bail out her boyfriend from jamie. how do you stay on top and not

hit rock bottom when you get rich. >> don't go crazy. i don't care how much you win. you could burn through it all. >> that guy knows his stuff. he has one an incredible seven lottery grand prizes. >> now your first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 11 minutes before 5:00. it is cold outside, dry in california. it can't be said for everybody, track, a few light snow showers. it is cold enough for snow, doesn't feel anywhere as cold as yesterday because the wind has really died down. much of the area is calm. it's a 3-mile-an-hour breeze in philadelphia. we saw some nice snow coming down in the poconos. this is a live view from camelback. there are fast moving snow showers. not too many of them. the clouds will be breaking for sunshine this afternoon. we will get warmer temperatures today and tomorrow ahead of rain that is going to be forming way to the south of the gulf of members colorado it will be

moving our way over the next 48 hours and we will see only rain in the area. as this one comes with the warm air from the south t. rain by noontime tomorrow is in the atlanta area. then it comes right up the east coast. as it arrives by late friday night and early saturday morning, it will be just too warm for anything other than rain him that's friday evening. still dry in philadelphia. the rain in virginia and then early saturday morning, we get the rain him we could see heavy rain first thing saturday morning. that's at 7:00. you see the colder air is farther north and west in north central pennsylvania. clearing skies saturday afternoon. stands by. we will stay dry today after the few scattered snow showers leave this morning. partly sunny. breezy this afternoon. afternoon temperatures are a big improvement. yesterday's high was 29. it ranges from 44 to 46 this afternoon. the winds start to pick up some this afternoon. a warmer night. look at tomorrow.

in spite of clouds increasing, 52 degrees the high temperature friday. then the rain comes through early saturday morning. by saturday afternoon, it will be drying out. 47. the wind picks up saturday. it's going to be windy and colder sunday. just 35 the high temperature and the cold stays, sunshine for monday, tuesday and wednesday. >> brr. okay. bill, thanks. checkingure ride to work. the vine street expressway. jessica. >> briezy, that's exactly right. we are starring with the the vine street express wii. if you check with us before you leave in the morning to see if that construction is active, we. you to know it's all green lights right now. schuylkill is okay today. westbound and eastbound is opened. will you have no problems going to 95 or the schuylkill expressway via the vine this morning. the blue routes are all in the green. we love that color in the morning. northbound and southbound, at the most it will take you a 15

minute trip. now we do have a lot of ongoing construction in the area. this is out there until 5:00 this morning. we will check in with the bridges, right now pal my ra and burlington, bristol, all clear on the bridge headed into philadelphia him when i come back, i will check in with mass transit and more of your drive times. tracy. >> jessica, thanks,. the philadelphia flyers had some special guests last night. they hosted 14 make a wish kids for the first ever awareness night. kids were given the vip treatment. they got to check out warm-ups from the bench, ride the zamboni. even meet some of the key players. the fbi now says the ambush shooting of a philadelphia police officer is a possible case of terrorism. next in a live report at 5:00, we'll take you to a dech county school where students plan to hold a special mass. also the next powerball

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. >> five minutes before 5:00 a. sewer line in mounted laurel has been fixed. sky force 10 was over the scene yesterday. it broke near route 38. people in mount laurel can go back to normal water use the people who investigate deadly transportation accidents have a most wanted list for the new year and they include improvements that could save lives in the sky, on the roads and on the rails. at the top of the national transportation safety board's wish list, positive train control or ptc. we have been talking about it a lot. we can automatically stop a train if it's about to crash or going too fast. the ntsb wants the technology on every track across the country. last month, it was activated between philadelphia and new

york. safety experts say if the technology was in place sooner, it could have prevented last year's deadly derailment in port richmond which ald eight people. >> is it going to take another five years or three years for it to be implemented? if that's the case, that's unacceptable. >> other safety improveths on the ntsb's most wanted list include expandsing the use of data recorders and promoting collision avoidance technology in cars and trucks. four minutes before 5:00 right now a. new study suggests the wooping cough vaccine. it's highly contagious and can cause babies to stop breathing. and that's what it sounds like. outbreaks are more common in our area. just recently, just last month, the salisbury township school district in allentown closed its

schools after five confirm cases were reported t. whooping cough vaccine is required for all pennsylvania students within they enter 17th grade in new jersey. childrens ages 4 and up have to be innoculated. in delaware, all school students need to be vaccinated. well, the post-visit to philadelphia brought a big boost in tourism. during visit philadelphia's annual new year's hospitality breakfast yesterday, officials set a record 40 million people visited the city in 2015. thanks to a visit from pope francis. tourism officials are expected another big turnout in the summer. happening today, it is girl scout cookie time. >> it is. >> the most wonderful time of the year the young ladies today will celebrate the start of the

season. it starts at 9:00 this morning. will you see girls selling thin mints. my favorites. and carple delights through march 13th. the girl scouts will be on nbc 10 news at 11:00 this morning, with me. and they'll tell us about some milestones the cookie sale is celebrating this year. no doubt they'll bring a box for uncle vai. >> i'm sure they will. i was at a girl scout event last fight. they handed out every last one. so i was out. i'm ahead. in there all right. you are watching nbc 10 news today. 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >> right now, nbc 10 news, tracking snow showers on the nbc 10 first alert radar. parts of our area could see some flakes this morning. a possible terrorist attack. that's what federal

investigators are now officially calling that ambush of a philadelphia police officer. we'll tell you how the local community will bother today for officer hartnett. and breaking overnight, we finally have winners! the historic powerball jackpot can now be claimed. but it will be a few people sharing the billion-and-a-half dollar prides. amazing. good morning, welcome to nbc news today. >> let's begin with pearls bill henley in the first alert weather center because he didn't win. >> how do you know i didn't buy a tick in california or florida or tennessee? >> i know, are you here. >> you are right. okay. let many show you what's happening here. we have hit the scattered snow shower jackpot amount few scattered light snow showers. they're fast movers, too. you might see a few flakes in wilmington and salem and new jersey and to the forth alan town, i seen scattered light snow showersch they're not going

to last. we're keeping an eye on them. and today -- >> you can see all in the 14 a 22 minute trip. 23 minutes at the most. eastbound valley forge to route 1. watch out for construction on providence rd